Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown

The Literary Magazine and Other Writings, 1801–1807, Volume 3

Edited by Robert M. Battistini; Michael A. Cody and Karen A. Weyler - Series edited by Mark L. Kamrath and Philip Barnard

Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810) was a key writer of the revolutionary era and early U.S. republic, known for his landmark novels and other writings in a variety of genres. The Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown presents all of Brown’s non-novelistic writings—letters, political pamphlets, fictions, periodical writings, historical writings, and poety—in a seven-volume scholarly set. This series’ volumes are edited to the highest scholarly standards and will bear the seal of the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions (MLA-CSE).

The Literary Magazine and Other Writings, volume 3 of the series, presents a selection of Brown’s published writings between 1801 and 1807. The majority of the volume is devoted to texts that appeared in The Literary Magazine, and American Register, which Brown edited from October 1803 to December 1807, through fifty-one issues. The volume also includes a number of additional non-fiction pieces that Brown wrote during this period: a significant review essay in the 1801 American Review, and Literary Journal; a series of articles in the 1802 Port Folio; anda biographical sketch of Brown’s late brother-in-law, John Blair Linn, which was published with Linn’s book-length poem Valerian in 1805. The majority of these texts have not been in print since the early nineteenth century, and never have they been accorded this level of textual and editorial scrutiny.

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Series: Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown

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Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown

The Literary Magazine and Other Writings, 1801–1807, Volume 3

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Summary

Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810) was a key writer of the revolutionary era and early U.S. republic, known for his landmark novels and other writings in a variety of genres. The Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown presents all of Brown’s non-novelistic writings—letters, political pamphlets, fictions, periodical writings, historical writings, and poety—in a seven-volume scholarly set. This series’ volumes are edited to the highest scholarly standards and will bear the seal of the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions (MLA-CSE).

The Literary Magazine and Other Writings, volume 3 of the series, presents a selection of Brown’s published writings between 1801 and 1807. The majority of the volume is devoted to texts that appeared in The Literary Magazine, and American Register, which Brown edited from October 1803 to December 1807, through fifty-one issues. The volume also includes a number of additional non-fiction pieces that Brown wrote during this period: a significant review essay in the 1801 American Review, and Literary Journal; a series of articles in the 1802 Port Folio; anda biographical sketch of Brown’s late brother-in-law, John Blair Linn, which was published with Linn’s book-length poem Valerian in 1805. The majority of these texts have not been in print since the early nineteenth century, and never have they been accorded this level of textual and editorial scrutiny.

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University Press Copublishing Division / Bucknell University Press

Pages: 562 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-61148-448-9 • Hardback • November 2019 • $196.00 • (£152.00)

978-1-61148-449-6 • eBook • November 2019 • $186.00 • (£144.00)

Series: Collected Writings of Charles Brockden Brown

Subjects: Literary Collections / American / General, Literary Criticism / American / General, Literary Collections / Essays

Author

Robert Battistini is associate professor of English in the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Centenary University in New Jersey.

Michael Cody is professor of English in the Department of Literature & Language at East Tennessee State University.

Karen Weyler is professor of American literature in the English Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Essays
1. “Review of The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution,” American Review, and Literary Journal 1, no. 1 (January 1, 1801): 55-64.
2. “American Lounger, No. 23,” Port Folio 2, no. 24 (June 19, 1802): 185-86.
3. “American Lounger, No. 32,” Port Folio 2, no. 36 (September 11, 1802): 281.
4. “On Music as a Female Accomplishment. A Dialogue,” Part 1, Port Folio 2, no. 37 (September 18, 1802): 291-92.
5. “On Music as a Female Accomplishment. A Dialogue,” Part 2, Port Folio 2, no. 39 (October 2, 1802): 307-8.
6. “On Music as a Female Accomplishment. A Dialogue,” Part 3, Port Folio 2, no. 40 (October 9, 1802): 315-16.
7. “Dialogue II. On Painting as a Female Accomplishment,” Part 1, Port Folio 2, no. 41 (October 16, 1802): 321-32.
8. “Dialogue II. On Painting as a Female Accomplishment,” Part 2, Port Folio 2, no. 42 (October 23, 1802): 331-32.
9. “Advertisement,” Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser 32, no. 8543 (September 7, 1803): 3.
10. “The Editors’ Address to the Public,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 3-6.
11. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Swift’s Polite Conversation,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 6.
12. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Fire,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 7.
13. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Yellow Fever,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 7-8.
14. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Authorship,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 8-9.
15. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Pensions,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 9-10.
16. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: A Jaunt to Rockaway, in Long Island,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 1 (October 1803): 10-[16].
17. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Letter Writing,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 2 (November 1803): 81-82.
18. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: On Owhyhee Man,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 2 (November 1803): 82-83.
19. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Legibility in Writing,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 2 (November 1803): 83-84.
20. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Disputation,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 2 (November 1803): 84-85.
21. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Marriage,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 2 (November 1803): 85-87.
22. “Note from the Editor,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 2 (November 1803): 158.
23. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Anacreon’s Merits Discussed,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 3 (December 1803): 163-65.
24. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Poetry,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 3 (December 1803): 165-66.
25. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Latinisms,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 3 (December 1803): 166-67.
26. “Memorandums Made on a Journey through Part of Pennsylvania,” Part 1, Literary Magazine 1, no. 3 (December 1803): 167-73.
27. “Notes from the Editor,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 3 (December 1803): 240.
28. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: What is a Gentleman?” Literary Magazine 1, no. 4 (January 1804): 243-44.
29. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Lindley Murray,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 4 (January 1804): 244-45.
30. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Female Learning,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 4 (January 1804): 245-46.
31. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Antiques,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 4 (January 1804): 246-47.
32. “Quakerism.… A Dialogue,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 4 (January 1804): 248-50.
33. “Memorandums Made on a Journey through Part of Pennsylvania,” Part 2, Literary Magazine 1, no. 4 (January 1804): 250-55.
34. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Robinson Crusoe,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 5 (February 1804): 323-24.
35. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Friendship,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 5 (February 1804): 324-26.
36. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Fame,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 5 (February 1804): 326-27.
37. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Cui bono?” Literary Magazine 1, no. 5 (February 1804): 327-28.
38. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Novel-Reading,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 6 (March 1804): 403-5.
39. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Wooden Buildings,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 6 (March 1804): 405-7.
40. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Duelling,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 6 (March 1804): 407-8.
41. “Review of A Brief Retrospect of the Eighteenth Century,” Literary Magazine 1, no. 6 (March 1804): 419-24.
42. “Notes from the Editor,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 7 (April 1804): 80.
43. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: St. Blaize the Hermit,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 8 (May 1804): 83-84.
44. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: The Automatic Chess-Player,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 8 (May 1804): 84-85.
45. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Spirituous Liquors,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 8 (May 1804): 85.
46. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Empiricism and King’s Evil,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 8 (May 1804): 85-87.
47. “Extracts from a Student’s Diary: Canine Madness,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 8 (May 1804): 87.
48. “On the Life of Washington, Now Publishing,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 10 (July 1804): 241-46.
49. “John Churchman,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 10 (July 1804): 257.
50. “On the Character of Thomas Day,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 10 (July 1804): 258-60.
51. “Personal Similitudes,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 10 (July 1804): 260-63.
52. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 10 (July 1804): 320.
53. “Death of Hamilton,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 11 (August 1804): 337-38.
54. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 11 (August 1804): 410.
55. “Thomas Jefferson,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 12 (September 1804): 413-14.
56. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 12 (September 1804): 490.
57. “Benjamin Franklin,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 14 (November 1804): 571.
58. “Advertisement,” Literary Magazine 2 (December 25, 1804).
59. “St. Domingo,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 15 (December 1804): 655-57.
60. “Fielding and Richardson,” Literary Magazine 2, no. 15 (December 1804): 657-59.
61. “A Sketch of the Life and Character of John Blair Linn,” Preface to John Blair Linn’s Valerian, A Narrative Poem (Philadelphia, 1805), iii-xxiv.
62. “Thoughts on Population,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 16 (January 1805): 3-6.
63. “Romances,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 16 (January 1805): 6-7.
64. “New Year’s Day. A Fragment,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 16 (January 1805): 22-23.
65. “American Prospects,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 17 (February 1805): 97.
66. “Unequal Marriages,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 17 (February 1805): 102-3.
67. “Richard the Third and Perkin Warbeck,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 17 (February 1805): 108-10.
68. “Notes from the Editor,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 17 (February 1805): 160.
69. “On the Flavian Amphitheatre at Rome,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 18 (March 1805): 167-69.
70. “Is a Free or Despotic Government Most Friendly to Human Happiness,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 18 (March 1805): 178-81.
71. “Origin of Quakerism,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 18 (March 1805): 194-95.
72. “Arabia Felix,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 18 (March 1805): 198-99.
73. “Notes from the Editor,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 18 (March 1805): 240.
74. “Madelina: A Female Portrait,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 19 (April 1805): 269-72.
75. “Terrific Novels,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 19 (April 1805): 288-89.
76. “Volcanoes,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 19 (April 1805): 290-91.
77. “Kotan Husbandry,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 19 (April 1805): 303-7.
78. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 19 (April 1805): 320.
79. “A Case of Murder,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 20 (May 1805): 330-31.
80. “Somnambulism. A Fragment,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 20 (May 1805): 335-47.
81. “The Law of Nations,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 20 (May 1805): 347-48.
82. “On the Merits of Cicero,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 20 (May 1805): 368-69.
83. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 20 (May 1805): 400.
84. “Ciceronians,” Literary Magazine 3, no. 21 (June 1805): 404-5.
85. “Comparative State of Philadelphia,” Literary Magazine 4, no. 23 (August 1805): 96-97.
86. “To Readers and Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 5, no. 30 (March 1806): 240.
87. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 5, no. 31 (April 1806): 320.
88. “Why the Arts Are Discouraged in America,” Literary Magazine 6, no. 34 (July 1806): 76-77.
89. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 6, no. 34 (July 1806): 80.
90. “Remarks on Mysteries,” Literary Magazine 6, no. 37 (October 1806): 262-63.
91. “Book Collectors,” Literary Magazine 6, no. 38 (November 1806): 393-94.
92. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 6, no. 38 (November 1806): 400.
93. “To Readers and Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 6, no. 39 (December 1806): 480.
94. “To Correspondents,” Literary Magazine 7, no. 43 (April 1807): 320.
95. “[Untitled: Notes from the Editor],” Literary Magazine 7, no. 45 (June 1807): 472.
Illustrations

Historical Essay

Textual Essay

Provisional List of Hybrid Texts in the Literary Magazine

Selected Bibliography

End-Line Hyphenation List

Index

Reviews

The volume's potential usefulness is furthered by the extensive footnotes, which provide historical context and biographical details of figures mentioned, as well as contemporary titles relating to issues raised in the texts, useful for both an audience of scholars and students alongside a broader Anglophone audience.

— Early American Literature